Gartcosh

Gartcosh is a village in , Scotland. The village lies about 8 miles east of , and about 1 mile northwest of the town of .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Gartcosh railway station and Gartloch Hospital.

Railway station
Photo: Daniel, CC BY 2.0.
serves the village of Gartcosh, , . The railway station is managed by ScotRail and is located on the Cumbernauld Line, 7+3⁄4 mi northeast of .

was a mental health facility located on Gartloch Road near the village of Gartcosh, Scotland. It opened in 1896 and was officially closed in 1996. It was managed by NHS Greater Glasgow.

Castle
is a former defensive castle, dating from the late 16th and 17th centuries. It is located between and in , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Muirhead and Chryston.

Village
is a small town approximately 7 miles north-east of city centre. Nearby villages and towns include , Garnkirk, Gartcosh, , and .

Village
is a village in , around 7 miles east of Glasgow, in . It lies north of its sister village, , which is on the A80.

Town
is a village in Scotland, located 8 miles northeast of , in the council area. It is situated on the north side of the A80 road and between the M73 and M80 motorways which converge nearby. is situated 1½ miles north of Gartcosh.

Gartcosh

Latitude
55.88878° or 55° 53′ 20″ north
Longitude
-4.08264° or 4° 4′ 58″ west
Population
2,920
Elevation
305 feet (93 metres)
United Nations Location Code
GB GTC
Open location code
9C7QVWQ8+GW
Open­Street­Map ID
node 95098182
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
7117204
Wiki­data ID
Q1009722
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Gartcosh” goes by many names.
  • Basque: Gartcosh
  • Dutch: Gartcosh
  • French: Gartcosh
  • Irish: Gart a’ Chòis
  • Irish: Gart Cois
  • Italian: Gartcosh
  • Persian: گارتکوش
  • Scottish Gaelic: Gart a’ Chòis
  • Scottish Gaelic: Gart Cois
  • Spanish: Gartcosh
  • Swedish: Gartcosh
  • Welsh: Gartcosh
  • Gart a‘ Chòis
  • Gartcosh

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Gartcosh”. Photo: Thomas Nugent, CC BY-SA 2.0.